Uncertain future looms for KZN reserve amid conservation issues

Ndumo Game Reserve in KwaZulu-Natal, a Ramsar-listed wetland site, faces environmental threats like illegal farming, deforestation, poaching, and fishing, leading to biodiversity losses and local extinction of rhinos. Despite concerns and calls for intervention, South Africa has not requested a formal assessment from Ramsar, raising doubts about the country’s commitment to conservation obligations. The government has chosen local assessments over international expertise, with uncertainty if the issue will be addressed at the upcoming Ramsar member meeting in July.

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